Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty
(“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is
not a fault: it is often careful sourcing.
How these are measured.
1 scored article;
a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more
about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned.
Their outlet averages -0.17
(centre).
More from this journalist
Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
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You may remember the story of a Syrian teenager who helped stop a knife attack in the German city of Hamburg in 2025. assertive